The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
۞ When there happeneth the Event. 1 there is no denying its coming 2 It will abase some and exalt others. 3 When the earth will tremble, shivering. 4 and the mountains crumbled, 5 So they will become like fine dust, scattered in a shaft of light. 6 And you will become divided into three categories. 7 The people of the right hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their right hands. How happy they will be! 8 And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left? 9 And the preceders are the preceders. 10 Those are they who will be brought nigh 11 In gardens of delight; 12 A numerous company from among the first, 13 and a few from later times. 14 on lavish couches 15 reclining upon them, facing one another [in love]. 16 Youths of never-ending bloom will pass round to them 17 With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring - 18 (no brows throbbing, no intoxication) 19 Also, they will be served with the fruits of their choice 20 and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire. 21 And wide eyed houris 22 like unto pearls [still] hidden in their shells. 23 [And this will be] a reward for what they did [in life]. 24 They shall not hear therein vain or sinful discourse, 25 only the saying 'Peace, Peace!' 26 As for the people of the right hand, how happy they will be! 27 Midst lote-trees thornless. 28 and flower-clad acacias, 29 And spreading shade, 30 and waters gushing, 31 and an abundance of fruits, 32 never-ending and unforbidden. 33 And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. 34 for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed, 35 and made them virgins, 36 Loving, of equal age. 37 For the companions of the right [who are] 38